Never been convinced by Linux? Here is a challenge for you. - Page 67

This is a mistunderstanding of how Linux and it's Distros work.
Programmers work on projects. The Linux Kernel, Gnome, KDE, Amarok, etc... each Distro includes these projects. Work gets done and it affects every distro. Distros are not independant, but a collection of other things, and when one benefits, so do the others. There are plenty of high-grade applications for Linux, games are more lacking.

There are a few things that Linux can't do. Mainly gaming, and a few speciality applications.

Most people don't game on their PC, and most people don't use Photoshop (or if they do, they'd be fine with the GIMP).

Don't get me wrong. I understand some people need to run software that only works under Windows, but the majority of people don't, and if they do, dual booting, WINE and emulation are viable options.

You two also totally missed the point of the post which was to try Linux (an up to date version, now) and comment on it, not spout reasons on why you think you shouldn't bother.

Your post is uninformed rubbish.

Most people manage to install Ubuntu fine. If you had a problem, tell us what it was, and maybe we can shed light on the issue.

Most people manage the installation easily. You are drawing this conclusion without actually having tried it.

Yeah that's not true. Plenty of companies, governments, etc... run Linux on all of their computers.

Linux isn't hard to use, plenty of companies use it. Linux isn't a company, A company like Canonical, Red Hat, Novell, etc... can give them far better support than M$ can.

Because you are wrong, for 99% of tasks, there is Linux software to do it. No, you can't be a proffesional graphics artist and use Linux really, as Photoshop is necesary, no you can't really Game under Linux, no you can't really do professional video editing, but beyond that, there is little Linux can't do - and it can do more than windows in a lot of areas too.

If you are just editing graphics or pictures for anything other than proffesional print, you can do it in the GIMP, which is better than basically everything except for Photoshop, including Photoshop elements. I can mock up web designs perfectly well in the GIMP. I can also edit videos with Kino. Sure, it's not as powerful as Final Cut, but it's perfectly usable.

You have not used Linux, you have said so yourself - so this is all based on stuff you have heard wrongly, or presumed wrongly. The whole point of this thread was to try it and talk about your experience, good job for missing that one.
Edited by lattyware - 8/11/08 at 7:00am